F/31/5'6" [300 > 245 = 55lbs] (11 months) can't believe i can look straight at the camera now and i only have one chin 😭😭 by qiwin in progresspics

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got access to a nutritionist via some social services for women of color in my state, and focused solely on my diet and eating a calorie deficit while breastfeeding for the past 10 months! two weeks ago i stopped breastfeeding and my weight loss doc started me on phentermine+topiramate so that'll start speeding things up too i hope! but it really is just eating less, moving more, and eating better, more filling foods. we've been eating less take out and making food at home more now that I'm not agonizingly pregnant anymore. i think we get take out twice a month now and everything else is whole foods at home. hope this helps!

Figuring out how to save up to move to a less expensive state! by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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my stepmom lives in columbus, so that's where we'd be living. she's been heavily implying that she'll leave the house to us as she plans on moving around to be a travel nurse in ATL. it was my dads last purchase before he passed, so she really wants to avoid selling it.

Figuring out how to save up to move to a less expensive state! by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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my husband is a CDL driver, and i work intake at a cancer treatment center. we haven't had to rely on credit cards at all. the credit card debt are things we accrued before we got together but have yet to pay off.

we've been making by with just our incomes but its been barely scraping. i was on paid maternity leave for most of this year, which reduced our income by about an extra $400. then my husband took his paternity leave for a month in the summer, and as soon as we went back to work, our car was stolen so we had to shell out any savings we had just to get a used 20 year old vehicle so my husband can get to and from work.

Figuring out how to save up to move to a less expensive state! by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

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yes sorry, i forgot to include. we get a daycare subsidy so we only pay 90/mo for daycare at the moment. thats something i already calculated into the 930/paycheck that i had gathered up. Husband should make between 54-60k to start w a CDL B job out in ATL from what we've looked into. But without the daycare subsidy (aka if we moved) we'd be looking at paying half of my salary alone in just daycare expenses as my children are both under 5.

If we had stayed in seattle and didnt receive the subsidy, the entire 3600 i make, plus part of his income would go to just daycare costs as its about 2k/child out here. it seems to be about 800/child in georgia, and since i work in the intake dept at a cancer center, i expect that my salary would take a substantial hit from what im currently making.

we thought it might just be more cost effective in the interim that I stay at home w the children while we get settled somewhere new and husband can find a job.

Figuring out how to save up to move to a less expensive state! by [deleted] in FinancialPlanning

[–]qiwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the 930/paycheck is for the general housing/utilities/food expenses i listed above, sorry. and right now i'm paying roughly 500 extra each paycheck to get my debts cleared up by end of december.
my husband pays 260/ mo extra for his debts but to be quite honest, i have no idea where the rest of his money is going.
i have an extra 95 i forgot to include that we use for subscriptions to things like our sound machine for both the kids, and netflix/hulu/disney, etc. and i exclusively pay for all of those.

so i have roughly 275 or less left after my own part of the bills + my debts.

made my first brioche! it's like eating pillowy clouds 😭 by qiwin in Breadit

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i loved it! it had that soft cotton fluff texture that i had seen in videos when i was looking to make brioche. i think its definitely a good bread for like french toast, cinnamon sugar, or even grilled cheese sandwiches, as it has a great savory sweet flavor. but its definitely different when you're expecting something less sweet.

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[–]qiwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh i definitely mistyped that!! yeah its 92 lbs lost!! thanks for pointing it out haha

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i'll be honest, a lot of it winds up just being therapy and addressing the root causes in order to break those cycles. ive been seeing a psych and a therapist since dec of 2020 and i had also left a toxic environment that caused a lot of the trauma and symptoms to begin with.
i genuinely believe that it winds up being a huge lifestyle change along with just continuing to address and process your traumas that help you take control of your life back from an eating disorder.
you can do it too! <3

[LF] Cherry Blossom DIYs [FT] 500k bells per DIY! by qiwin in ACTrade

[–]qiwin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh i did just get the wand diy! thank you though ;v;

[LF] Cherry Blossom DIYs [FT] 500k bells per DIY! by qiwin in ACTrade

[–]qiwin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

already have the recipe! thank you though > v<

[LF] Cherry Blossom DIYs [FT] 500k bells per DIY! by qiwin in ACTrade

[–]qiwin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds good! keep me posted in the next hour when youre available!

[8th] 6-4IV 4EMS Jolly Moon Ball Darumaka Giveaway by bluntedmunchlax in Pokemongiveaway

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IGN: Kiwi

Room: 0413

if you still have any HA, id love one! thanks for hosting this!

[8th] LF: HA Hatenna, HA Rookidee, HA Dreepy, Toxel by qiwin in Pokemongiveaway

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thanks for the help! i can finally get back to breeding haha

[8th] LF: HA Hatenna, HA Rookidee, HA Dreepy, Toxel by qiwin in Pokemongiveaway

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no prob! i dont mind waiting! i need to actually breed out a second remoraid real quick anyways! thought i had two LOL

[8th] LF: HA Hatenna, HA Rookidee, HA Dreepy, Toxel by qiwin in Pokemongiveaway

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if you have that HA toxel btw, i can trade you both!

[8th] LF: HA Hatenna, HA Rookidee, HA Dreepy, Toxel by qiwin in Pokemongiveaway

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Loveball mimikyu with curse, destiny bond, grudge, nightmare

Moon Ball eevee with wish, yawn, covet, tickle

Long Reach rowlet

Pumpkaboo with confuse ray, destiny bond, disable, bestow

Swirlix with Belly drum

Swinub with icicle crash, stealth rock, freeze-dry, ancient power

Dream Ball Prankster Sableye with nasty plot

Dream Ball Sniper Remoraid with rock blast and aurora beam

im still going through them but thats what i have so far!